Mumbai
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Maharashtra HC grants bail in Siddique murder case, cites lack of evidence
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday, February 9, granted bail to Akashdeep Karaj Singh, an accused in the murder of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and former MLA Baba Siddique, making…
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Ready to step down if Sangh asks me to do so, says Mohan Bhagwat
Mumbai: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday, February 8. said the Sangh had asked him to continue working despite his age, while stressing that he would step down from…
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Salman Khan attends RSS centenary event in Mumbai
Mumbai: Bollywood star Salman Khan was on Saturday, February 7, seen deeply engrossed in Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat‘s speech at an event in Mumbai to mark the organisation’s centenary…
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Man enters ladies compartment of Mumbai’s local train wearing burqa
A burqa-clad man entered a ladies’ compartment of a local train in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar area, causing discomfort among the passengers. The timing of the incident is unclear. In a video shared on…
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Hindutva groups raise slogans at Haji Malang Dargah in Maharashtra
Thane: Hindutva groups on Monday, February 2, allegedly placed a saffron-coloured chaddar over a green one at Haji Malang Dargah and chanted religious slogans in Kalyan in Maharashtra’s Thane district. Historically a…
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Mumbai: Kala Ghoda Arts Festival cancels Anand Teltumbde’s event
Mumbai’s Kala Ghoda Arts Festival (KGAF) reportedly cancelled a book discussion on Mumbai police’s orders, which was featuring Anand Teltumbde, a civil rights activist and academic. The event was titled “Incarcerated: Tales…
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Maharashtra NCP chief dismisses ‘merger’ buzz with Sharad Pawar party
Mumbai: Amid statements by some leaders of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) that the Sharad Pawar-led group and the Ajit Pawar-led NCP were to merge after zilla parishad elections this month, the…
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Man kills daughter to contest Maharashtra local body polls, held in Telangana
Hyderabad: A Maharashtra man, a father of three children, who aspired to contest local body elections in the state, allegedly killed his six-year-old daughter by throwing her into a canal in Telangana…
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What after Ajit Pawar? Maharashtra politics in conundrum
Lyndon Johnson was sworn in as president after John Kennedy’s assassination on the very aircraft the slain leader’s body, as per the US laws governing presidential succession. Rajiv Gandhi was made the…
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Merger of Maharashtra’s NCP factions very much on course: Sources
Mumbai: The proposed merger of two Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) factions – each headed by Ajit Pawar, who was killed in a plane crash two days ago, and his uncle Sharad Pawar…
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Mumbai cab driver held for charging tourist Rs 18k for 400-metre ride
Mumbai: A 50-year-old taxi driver has been arrested for allegedly charging a US tourist a whopping Rs 18,000 in what may have been the most expensive 400-metre ride through the Mumbai traffic,…
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Ajit Dada Amar Rahe: Slogans, tears as villagers mourn Pawar at his home
Baramati: Hundreds of mourners thronged the residence of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar at his native village Katewadi near Baramati in Maharashtra on Thursday morning, January 29, to pay their last…
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Pilot opted ‘missed approach’, says firm owner over Baramati plane crash
Mumbai: VK Singh, owner of VSR Ventures whose aircraft carrying Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar crashed in Baramati on Wednesday, January 28, said the pilot apparently could not see the runway…
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NCP’s future at stake after Ajit Pawar’s death: Political analysts
Mumbai: The tragic and untimely demise of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash on Wednesday, January 28, has not only left a vacuum in the Bharatiya Janata Party-led…
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Condolenses pour in after Ajit Pawar dies, Mamata demands SC probe
Since the death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Ajit Pawar in a tragic plane crash on Wednesday, January 26, various political leaders, businesspersons and actors have…
